Subrata Bhattacharya
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 March 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Shyamnagar, West Bengal, India | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1990 | Mohun Bagan | 897 | (67) |
National team | |||
1976–1988 | India | ?? | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
Mohun Bagan | |||
2007 | East Bengal | ||
2014–2018 | United S.C. | ||
2019 | Mohammedan (Technical Director) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Subrata Bhattacharya is an Indian former footballer who played as a defender for the Indian national team and spent 17 years with Mohun Bagan as a footballer.[1] He was the stopper back for Mohun Bagan during 1975 IFA Shield Final when East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 5-0, the biggest ever margin in Derbies. He won Indian National Football League for two times as a coach of Mohun Bagan. He is the father in-law of Indian captain Sunil Chhetri.[2] He was awarded the Arjuna Award in Football in 2019.[3] During his coaching career, he managed all three Kolkata-giants East Bengal, Mohun Bagan AC and Mohammedan Sporting.[4][5] He also managed Tollygunge Agragami in 2003.[6]
As player[]
Subrata Bhattacharya played for 17 years in Mohun Bagan (1974–1990). He became the Captain of Mohun Bagan in 1977; Mohun Bagan won the triple crown that season and became the first club to do so in Indian football history. He also led the side against a star-studded Cosmos team which had living legend Pele; both the teams shared honours as the match ended 2–2.[7]
The duel between him and Chima Okorie of East Bengal was a high point of Calcutta Football League in 80s, though he believes Majid Bishkar was the greatest foreigner to have played in Kolkata.
He was a pivotal part of the state team against PSV Eindhoven and Mohun Bagan in Mohun Bagans centenary celebration against a team led by Roger Milla.
References[]
- ^ Top 10 Bengali footballers in the history of Indian football Khel Now. Retrieved 12 September 2021
- ^ "I-League Division 2 : Mohammedan Sporting, Mumbai Tigers Start As Favorites". The Hard Tackle. 29 March 2013.
- ^ LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS - Football
- ^ "Subrata Bhattacharya takes over on Mohammedan bench". Mohammedan Sporting Club official website. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ MOHAMMEDAN SC SACK SUBRATA BHATTACHARYA archive.vn. Retrieved 3 July 2021
- ^ Season ending Transfers 2003: India Archived 17 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mohun-bagan-to-felicitate-subrata-bhattacharya-and-prasun-banerjee-on-29th-
External links[]
- Living people
- Indian footballers
- India international footballers
- 1984 AFC Asian Cup players
- Footballers from West Bengal
- 1953 births
- Association football defenders
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) managers